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Rahal out of Indy 500 with electrical problem

The Associated Press

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05/25/2014 11:36:23 AM MDT

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In this May 17, 2014 photo, Graham Rahal poses for a photo after his qualification run on the first day of qualifications for Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. No single driver or team has risen to the top this season. And with so much attention on Kurt Busch, who will become just the fourth driver in history to compete in both the 500 and NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, so many other elements of this magical race at historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway have been somewhat overlooked. "I don't know that there's a favorite at all this year," said Rahal. "I feel like it is extremely wide open at this point, even as a driver myself, I couldn't even tell you who I would pick. I have no clue." (AP Photo/Dave Parker)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Graham Rahal was the first driver to drop out of this year's Indianapolis 500 when he encountered what he called an "electrical gremlin" early in Sunday's race.

Rahal's team has been slow throughout the month of May, but he sounded optimistic that his team had found some speed late in the week. After climbing out of his car Sunday, he said there was something wrong right from the start and nothing seemed to fix it.

Rahal finished third in 2011 in the race won by his father Bobby Rahal in 1986. But he's been plagued by recent misfortune, including engine problems two years ago and a crash with seven laps left a year ago that left him in 25th place.

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